Travelling from Yangon to Bagan

Travelling from Yangon to Bagan

While Yangon is a thriving city exposing a fast vibrantion from time to time, Bagan has a timeless charm with over 2,500 pagodas. These contrasts makes your travel between Yangon and Myanmar a beautiful journey, not to say a tour combining these two major attractions offers a very interesting view into the local life.

Method of Transportation

fly baganTravel By Air

Flying is the fastest way to approach the mythical land of Bagan. The flight often takes about 50 minutes and all domestic airliners operate their flights on this route with high frequency.
The first flight from Yangon to Bagan kicks off at 06.15am and the latest is around 8.30am. 
Electric Tickets are now available on many airlines such as Air Bagan, Air KBZ, Golden Wing, Yangon Airways. 

Air fares starts from $90/ ticket/ 1 way

By Train

Up to 2016, Myanmar train system is still backwards to its neighboring countries. Journey on rail is not much comfortable and it takes long time. The advantages that you will get from the train window are huge : lively remote villages, less-visited towns and sites and friendly encounters.
Yangon - Bagan Train are overnight and you should expect to spend about 17 hours for this trip. 
There are 2 trains per day for all travelers 16.00 and 17.00pm arriving at 09.30am and 10.30am the next morning.
Foreigners are asked to buy  first class tickets with either soft sleeper 4 people in one cabin or soft seat.
 
 

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